Lemon Zest Rosa Oso Easy® Group
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The Oso Easy® Group is a group of landscape roses released as a Proven Winners® Color Choice® variety. They were developed to be bushy, disease-resistant, hardy and have repeat blooming.
Most are compact bushes between 2 and 4 feet tall and wide but Mango Salsa and Fragrant Spreader are shorter with a more spreading habit. These roses need fertile well-drained soil in full sun. Fertilize in spring and summer and apply mulch to control weeds and retain moisture. They will need water during dry spells. Deadheading is not needed.
These shrubs have a variety of flowers from single to double in a range of colors including red, pink, orange, yellow, and lavender. Some of them will produce rose hips if the spent flowers are not pruned off. The glossy green leaves occur on stems with prickles.
Uses these plants in a border, in groups, as a specimen or a container.
Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: Good disease resistance. See pests of roses to the left.
VIDEO Created by Elizabeth Meyer for "Trees, Shrubs and Conifers" a plant identification course offered in partnership with Longwood Gardens.
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- See this plant in the following landscape:
- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- Cherry Pie ‘Meiboulka’
Profusion of single bright red flowers, 2-4 feet tall and wide - Double Red ‘Meipeporia’
Fully double red flowers, 2-4 ft tall and wide - Fragrant Spreader ‘Chewground’
1-2 ft tall by 5-6 feet wide, spreading, lavender sigle blooms - Honey Bun ‘Scrivjean’
Pale pink blooms fade to cream on a 2-3 ft tall and wide shrub - Italian Ice ‘Chewnicebell’
Large double flowers are soft yellow with pink margins - Lemon Zest ‘Chewhocan’
Canary yellow flowers and 2-3 ft tall and wide - Mango Salsa ‘ChewperAdventure’
Orange-pink blooms on a 1-1.5 ft tall by 2-3 ft wide arching shrub - Paprika ‘ChewMayTime’
1-2 ft tall by 2-3 ft wide spreading, single orange floomers - Petite Pink ‘ZLEMarianne Yoshida’
Compact shrub with bright pink flowers, 1.5-2.5 tall and wide - Pink Cupcake ‘Chewallbell’
Coral flushed pink large double flowers. 2-4 feet tall and wide - Strawberry Crush ‘Hormeteorie’
Flowers are shades of pink. 1-3 ft tall and wide - Urban Legend ‘ChewPatout’
Bright red with yellow centers. Shrub is 2.5-3.5 tall and wide
- Cherry Pie ‘Meiboulka’
- Cherry Pie ‘Meiboulka’, Double Red ‘Meipeporia’, Fragrant Spreader ‘Chewground’, Honey Bun ‘Scrivjean’, Italian Ice ‘Chewnicebell’, Lemon Zest ‘Chewhocan’, Mango Salsa ‘ChewperAdventure’, Paprika ‘ChewMayTime’, Petite Pink ‘ZLEMarianne Yoshida’, Pink Cupcake ‘Chewallbell’, Strawberry Crush ‘Hormeteorie’, Urban Legend ‘ChewPatout’
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- Cultivars / Varieties:
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- Cherry Pie ‘Meiboulka’
Profusion of single bright red flowers, 2-4 feet tall and wide - Double Red ‘Meipeporia’
Fully double red flowers, 2-4 ft tall and wide - Fragrant Spreader ‘Chewground’
1-2 ft tall by 5-6 feet wide, spreading, lavender sigle blooms - Honey Bun ‘Scrivjean’
Pale pink blooms fade to cream on a 2-3 ft tall and wide shrub - Italian Ice ‘Chewnicebell’
Large double flowers are soft yellow with pink margins - Lemon Zest ‘Chewhocan’
Canary yellow flowers and 2-3 ft tall and wide - Mango Salsa ‘ChewperAdventure’
Orange-pink blooms on a 1-1.5 ft tall by 2-3 ft wide arching shrub - Paprika ‘ChewMayTime’
1-2 ft tall by 2-3 ft wide spreading, single orange floomers - Petite Pink ‘ZLEMarianne Yoshida’
Compact shrub with bright pink flowers, 1.5-2.5 tall and wide - Pink Cupcake ‘Chewallbell’
Coral flushed pink large double flowers. 2-4 feet tall and wide - Strawberry Crush ‘Hormeteorie’
Flowers are shades of pink. 1-3 ft tall and wide - Urban Legend ‘ChewPatout’
Bright red with yellow centers. Shrub is 2.5-3.5 tall and wide
- Cherry Pie ‘Meiboulka’
- Cherry Pie ‘Meiboulka’, Double Red ‘Meipeporia’, Fragrant Spreader ‘Chewground’, Honey Bun ‘Scrivjean’, Italian Ice ‘Chewnicebell’, Lemon Zest ‘Chewhocan’, Mango Salsa ‘ChewperAdventure’, Paprika ‘ChewMayTime’, Petite Pink ‘ZLEMarianne Yoshida’, Pink Cupcake ‘Chewallbell’, Strawberry Crush ‘Hormeteorie’, Urban Legend ‘ChewPatout’
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Rosa
- Family:
- Roseaceae
- Particularly Resistant To (Insects/Diseases/Other Problems):
- Exceptionally disease resistant
- Dimensions:
- Height: 2 ft. 0 in. - 4 ft. 0 in.
- Width: 2 ft. 0 in. - 4 ft. 0 in.
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Rose
- Shrub
- Habit/Form:
- Erect
- Rounded
- Growth Rate:
- Medium
- Maintenance:
- Medium
- Texture:
- Medium
- Appendage:
- Prickles
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Soil Texture:
- Clay
- High Organic Matter
- Soil pH:
- Acid (<6.0)
- Neutral (6.0-8.0)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- Moist
- Available Space To Plant:
- 3 feet-6 feet
- NC Region:
- Mountains
- Piedmont
- USDA Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
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Fruit:
- Fruit Color:
- Orange
- Display/Harvest Time:
- Summer
- Fruit Type:
- Drupe
- Fruit Length:
- < 1 inch
- Fruit Width:
- < 1 inch
- Fruit Description:
- Some produce rose hips
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Red/Burgundy
- Flower Inflorescence:
- Solitary
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Long Bloom Season
- Showy
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Summer
- Flower Shape:
- Cup
- Flower Petals:
- 7 - 20 petals/rays
- Flower Size:
- 1-3 inches
- Flower Description:
- Single to double flowers in various colors including red, pink, orange, yellow, and lavender. They bloom all season long on new growth. They can occur as solitary flowers in in clusters.
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Leaves:
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Leaf Feel:
- Glossy
- Leaf Type:
- Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Alternate
- Leaf Shape:
- Ovate
- Leaf Margin:
- Serrate
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Description:
- Dark, glossy green compound leaves with serrated margins
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Stem Description:
- Green stems with prickles
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Container
- Patio
- Small Space
- Walkways
- Landscape Theme:
- Cottage Garden
- Cutting Garden
- English Garden
- Design Feature:
- Accent
- Border
- Mass Planting
- Attracts:
- Bees
- Resistance To Challenges:
- Diseases
- Problems:
- Spines/Thorns
